January 09, 2025 | Law.com
Family's Disability Discrimination Suit Cleared to Go Forward Against Six Flags"Plaintiffs allege not just that Six Flags refused to allow A.V. to use his Convaid Cruiser, the particular model of mobility aid he was utilizing at the time, in its water attractions, but also that Six Flags refused to allow him to use any medical stroller and, further, refused to offer any other reasonable accommodation," U.S. Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson said.
By Riley Brennan
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January 09, 2025 | Law.com
7th Circ. Rejects Liability Claims Against Freight Broker's Hiring ChoicesThe circuit court affirmed a trial court's decision granting summary judgment to a freight broker who arranged the delivery of a shipment brought by a driver who hit and severely injured the plaintiff. The court determined the broker didn't have an agency relationship with the driver and the carrier.
By Riley Brennan
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January 09, 2025 | Law.com
'Self-Diagnosed Nickel Allergy' Fails to Find Success in Med-Mal Suit, 8th Circuit RulesThe court affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri's decision, concluding the plaintiff failed to create a genuine dispute of material fact regarding causation as she failed to provide admissible medical evidence showing she had a nickel allergy.
By Riley Brennan
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January 08, 2025 | Law.com
H&R Block Accused of Negligence in Data Breach SuitThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
By Riley Brennan
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January 07, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer
'Ice Pop,' 'Meta Moon,' 'Blue Raspberry': Tracked Drink Flavor Searches Fail in Privacy Suit"Searches for drink products are not the kind of 'highly sensitive personal information' that have historically provided a basis for privacy claims," U.S. District Judge Nitza Quiñones Alejandro of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said.
By Riley Brennan
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January 07, 2025 | Law.com
Breast Cancer Patient's Negligence Claims Cleared to Proceed Against Recalled BioZorb MarkerThe court concluded genuine issues of material fact existed regarding whether an advanced warning of the alleged risks of a device used in treating breast cancer would have deterred the plaintiff's doctor from using the device on her.
By Riley Brennan
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January 06, 2025 | Law.com
High-Low Settlement Agreement 'Does Not Alone Establish Bias:' State High Court Affirms $20M Med Mal Verdict"In the instant case, it appears Hanlon sought to cross-examine Loucraft regarding the high-low agreement, claiming it biased him and caused him to change his testimony. How his testimony changed, or why it would change based on a high-low agreement, is, however, not in any way evident based on the trial court record," Justice Scott L. Kafker said.
By Riley Brennan
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January 06, 2025 | Law.com
Appeal Pending: Governor's Selected Candidate Sworn Into St. Louis County Prosecutor's OfficeMelissa Price Smith has worked in the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office since 2008, where she served as assistant prosecuting attorney and supervisor of the office's sexual assault and child abuse team.
By Riley Brennan
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January 03, 2025 | Law.com
Sanctions Order Over Toyota's Failure to Provide English Translations of Documents Vacated by Appeals Court"Rule 26 of our Rules of Civil Procedure allow a party to seek documents in the possession of the adverse party; it does not generally require the adverse party to pay for any said documents to be translated into the English language," the court said. "In other words, there is no duty to produce documents that do not exist."
By Riley Brennan
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January 02, 2025 | Law.com
A Jury to Determine Whether Stairs Were Defectively Designed in Injury Case, State Appellate Court RulesThe appellate court reversed a summary judgment decision in favor of the university's board of regents as the disputes remained over whether the stairs were defectively designed, and if that defect caused the plaintiff's injury.
By Riley Brennan
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